Dispensing container with detachable spout nestable in said container in nonuse position



May 20, 1952 c. J. NEUNER 2,597593 DISPENSING CONTAINER WITH DETACHABLE SPOUT NESTABLE IN NUSE POSITION SAID CONTAINER IN NO Filed Feb. 16,

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ATTORNE Y.

Patented May 20, 1952 UNE- STTES PlT-NT OF F DISPENSING CONTAINER WITHDGH'- ABLE SPOUT NESTABLE" mi SID CON- TAINER IN NONUSE 'POS'I'JTIOT'v f This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in liquid dispensing containers and more particularly a container for receiving gasoline, kerosene or oil for use in automobile, marine and like engines.

It has for one of'itsV objects to provide a container of this Character which is so designed andV constructed as to insure proper pouring of the contents without danger or spilling or leakage, and which embodies a detachable and self-contained .pouring spout, thereby eliminating theuse of a funnel'.

Another object of the invention is to provide, a liquid dispensing container which is easy, clean and' convenient to use, which is simple andinexpensi-ve-in construction, and which in use afords maximum safety.

Other features of the invention reside in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved container showing it in an operative or pouring position. Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation thereof in a normal or inoperative position. Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the container, lpartly in section on line 3-3, Figure 2. Figure 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary Vertical section showing the spout in a partially elevated position accessible for removal and use.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In its preferred construction, my container consists of a cylindrical can body ID of sheet metal or like material having a bail or handle Il at its top for facilitating its carrying and having annular grooves |2 adjacent its top and bottom for conveniently grasping the can body and holding it against slippage during pouring. At its top and at one side of its center this can body has a combined filling and discharge opening |3 about which extends an eXternally-threaded neck |4 to receive a removable screw cap |5 having a fiexible connection IS joined at one end thereto and at its other end to the can body for holding the same captive to such body at all times.

Disposed axially of the can body or at the opposite side thereof containing the opening l3 and extending from top to bottom thereof in isolated relation to the contents thereof is a tube forming tubular chamber or compartment l'l which opens through the top of the can and about and above which rises an externally- Gil 2, t'hnaadedv neck- |8= for -receiving a screw cap- (9 also' retained captive tothe can by a flexible connection' 2-0; Thecap-receiving neckv IB is of a' larger diameter than' the chamber and a clo'sure'wall' 2%' spans the space therebetween. A vent 22' extend's through the wall of this neck, opening one end intothe can body andl at its other end-- intothe atmosphere when the cap l191isV removed, so thatduring the pouring of the contents from the container air is permitted to-enter the'same;

Removably fitted in the chamber ll for Storage therein in anv inverted position when not in' use, as shown Figure 2, is a pouring spout 23 which is adapted for operative'connection to the di'sch-argeneck M, as shown` in Figure 1, when` it is`` d'esiredi to pour thev contents of the container' into the-fuel? tank of a marine or like engine. This spout is ypreferably made of a fiexible tubing terminating at its upper end in an enlargement or screw cap-like fitting 24 of a size for detachable connection to the threaded neck 14 and to nest or be housed within the neck |8 and retained therein by the screw cap |9. A spring 25 seated in the bottom of the spout-receiving chamber and abutting against the lower end of the spout serves to partially eject the latter from this chamber, when such cap |9 is removed, as shown in Figure 4, to facilitate grasping it for complete removal for pouring purposes. At its screw cap end this spout has a fine mesh filtering screen 26, while the bottom of such cap 24 has a gasket 21 fitted therein for sealing its connection to the discharge neck l4 when pouring. The screw caps I 5 and |9 have gaskets 28 applied thereto for normally sealing their respective openings, and thegasket of the cap |9 further seals the vent 22 opening into the can body.

I claim as my invention:

1. A dispensing container of the character described, comprising a can body provided in its top With an opening disposed adjacent one side thereof and constituting a combined filling and discharge opening and a second opening therein remote from the first-named opening, threaded necks rising from the top of the can body about said openings, one of said necks being of larger diameter than the other, closure caps therefor, a tube disposed within said can body and forming a chamber in isolated relation to its contents and registering at its upper end with said second opening and having an ejecting spring in its lower end, and a spout removably housed in said chamber and adapted for operative pouring connection to the discharge opening, said spout having a connecting means at one end thereof of a size to freely nest within the neck of said second opening when housed in said chamber and to engage the neck of the discharge opening in its pouring position, the other end of said spout abutting against said ejecting spring when housed in said chamber.

2. A dispensing container of the character descrbed, comprising a can body provided in its top with an opening disposed adjacent one side thereof and constituting a combined filling and discharge opening and a second opening therein remote from the first-named opening, threaded necks rising from the top of the can body about said openings. one of said necks being of larger diameter than the other, closure caps therefor, a tube disposed within said can body and forming a chamber in isolated relation to its contents and registering at its upper end with said second opening and having an ejecting spring in its lower end, and a spout adapted to be removably and invertedly housed in said chamber and for operative pouring connection to the discharge opening, said spout including a flexible tube provided at one end with a screw cap-like fitting of a size to freely nest within the neck of said second opening when housed in said chamber and to threadedly engage the neck of the discharge opening in its pouring position, the other end of said spout abutting against said ejecting spring when housed in said chamber.

3. A dispensing container of the character described, comprising a can body provided in its top with an opening disposed adjacent one side thereof and constituting a combined filling and discharge opening and a second opening therein remote from the first-named opening, threaded necks rising from the top of the can body about said openings, one of said necks being of larger diameter than the other, said larger diameter neck having a vent therein opening at one end into the can body and at its other end into the atmosphere, closure caps for said necks, the cap for the larger neck sealing the vent thereof in the non-use condition of the container, a tube disposed in said can body and forming a chamber in isolated relation to its contents and opening at its upper end within said larger neck, and a fiexible spout removably housed in said chamber and adapted for operative pouring connection to the discharge opening, said spout being provided at one end with an attaching screw cap normally freely nested within said larger neck and adapted for operative screw-threaded connection to the companion neck of the discharge opening in its pouring position.

CARL J. NEUNER.

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